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= WARPLab Releases =

== Latest WARPLab Release ==

WARPLab '''Version 6.0''' is the latest WARPLab release.
 * '''Notes for v6.0'''
  * Posted July 2012
  * Design defaults to using gigabit Ethernet on WARP v2 Hardware (Virtex-4)
  * Improved packet handling on WARP v2 for fewer packet drops
  * Sync packets now sent as proper broadcast IP frames (X.X.X.255). Manual ARP table entries for sync packets no longer necessary.
  * Small change to M-code reference to reduce likelihood of "failed to receive ACK" error.
  * Thanks to a modified pnet for Matlab's UDP handling, WARPLab is sped by ~10x
 * '''Notes for v5.2'''
  * Posted December 2009
  * Can store RSSI data in the 4x4 design
  * Consolidated the Sysgen models. Now there is one Sysgen model, {{{warplab_mimo_4x4.mdl}}}, that implements the full system: 4 radios with I/Q and RSSI buffers. The 2x2 MIMO and 4x4 MIMO [wiki:WARPLab/RefDesign Reference Designs] are identical except the 2x2 Design leaves two paths of the model unconnected.
  * Minor update: Added the Null MGT wrapper core to the project (see note at the end of the [wiki:HardwareUsersGuides/FPGABoard_v2.2/MGTs FPGA Board user guide])
 * '''Notes for v5.1'''
  * Posted November 2009
  * Builds upon the features of Version 5
  * Support for both Version 1 and 2 of the FPGA Board
  * Single C-code base for both the 2x2 and 4x4 Reference Designs
  * Interoperable across both versions of the FPGA Boards
 * '''Notes for v5.0'''
  * Posted September 2009
  * Includes Automatic Gain Control (AGC). Previous versions of WARPLab required Manual Gain Control (MGC), the user was required to set receiver gains manually. Now AGC or MGC can be selected by M-code functions.
  * RSSI data read is supported by the 2x2 MIMO bitstream but not by the 4x4 MIMO bitstream
  * Continuous transmission mode is supported by both the 2x2 and 4x4 bitstreams

=== Resources ===

 * M-code:
  * [source:/ResearchApps/PHY/WARPLAB/WARPLab_v06_0/M_Code_Reference Reference M-Code Version 6.0]
  * [source:/ResearchApps/PHY/WARPLAB/WARPLab_v06_0/M_Code_Examples M-Code examples] that work with version 6.0 of the Reference M-code
 * Bitstreams:
  * [source:/ResearchApps/PHY/WARPLAB/WARPLab_v05_2/Bitstreams/WARPLab_2x2_v05_02_FPGAv1.bit 2x2 MIMO bitstream for FPGA Version 1] (Virtex-II Pro)
  * [source:/ResearchApps/PHY/WARPLAB/WARPLab_v05_2/Bitstreams/WARPLab_4x4_v05_02_FPGAv1.bit 4x4 MIMO bitstream for FPGA Version 1] (Virtex-II Pro)
  * [source:/ResearchApps/PHY/WARPLAB/WARPLab_v05_2/Bitstreams/WARPLab_2x2_v05_02_FPGAv2.bit 2x2 MIMO bitstream for FPGA Version 2] (Virtex-4)
  * [source:/ResearchApps/PHY/WARPLAB/WARPLab_v05_2/Bitstreams/WARPLab_4x4_v05_02_FPGAv2.bit 4x4 MIMO bitstream for FPGA Version 2] (Virtex-4)
  * [source:/ResearchApps/PHY/WARPLAB/WARPLab_v05_2/ACE_Files/ ACE Files] -- [wiki:SystemACE Working with ACE files] ({{{_FPGAv1}}} is for Virtex-II Pro and {{{_FPGAv2}}} is for Virtex-4)
 * Reference Design:
  * The XPS Reference Designs used to generate the 2x2 and 4x4 MIMO bitstreams that work with Version 6.0 of the Reference M-Code are available [wiki:WARPLab/RefDesign here]
 

Notes on previous WARPLab releases can be found [wiki:WARPLab/OldReleases here].